One was the subcaptain, the Cosian officer, who had been in the loft of Portus Canio, whose men had ransacked it, indeed, he who had wired the tag to her collar, and who had spoken to her earlier.
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The other man, in colorful riding robes, laughing, jesting with him, she also recognized.
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It was Tersius Major.
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Quickly, as she approached them, miserable, on the chain, covered with dust, she put her head down and brought her hair before her face, to conceal her features.
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And thus she passed them, unnoticed, no more than another slave in the coffle.
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As she passed them she heard laughter.
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Then the laughter was behind her.
One was the subcaptain, the Cosian officer, who had been in the loft of Portus Canio, whose men had ransacked it, indeed, he who had wired the tag to her collar, and who had spoken to her earlier.
The other man, in colorful riding robes, laughing, jesting with him, she also recognized.
It was Tersius Major.
Quickly, as she approached them, miserable, on the chain, covered with dust, she put her head down and brought her hair before her face, to conceal her features.
And thus she passed them, unnoticed, no more than another slave in the coffle.
As she passed them she heard laughter.
Then the laughter was behind her.
- (Prize of Gor, Chapter )